15 (A)My son, if your heart is wise,
    my heart too will be glad.
16 My (B)inmost being[a] will exult
    when your lips speak (C)what is right.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:16 Hebrew My kidneys

On Listening to Your Parents

15 My son, if your heart is wise,
    my own heart will greatly rejoice.
16 My innermost being will be glad
    when your lips speak what is right.

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24 (A)The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
    he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.
25 (B)Let your father and mother be glad;
    let (C)her who bore you rejoice.

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24 The father of a righteous person will greatly rejoice;
    whoever fathers a wise son will be glad because of him.
25 Let your father and mother rejoice;
    make the one who gave birth to you happy.

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